Last reviewed: July 2026 · How we research these costs · Safety guidance: WorkSafe New Zealand Three doors down from a renovation I did in Mount Albert stands a liquidambar that’s taller than the two-storey villa it shades. It’s a genuinely beautiful tree. It’s also dumped a skip bin’s worth of leaves into the owner’s… Read More: Managing Large Trees on Small Auckland Sections »
Last reviewed: July 2026 · How we research these costs · Council rules: Auckland Council The morning after the last big southerly tore through Massey, half the street was out on the verge staring at a large gum that had shed a limb the size of a canoe across a back fence. Nobody knew who… Read More: Storm-Damaged Trees: What Auckland Homeowners Should Do »
Last reviewed: July 2026 · How we research these costs · Council rules: Auckland Council My name’s Grant Ellison. I’ve spent 22 years building and renovating houses around Titirangi and the wider Waitākere foothills, and there’s one thing I tell every client before we even get to the build itself: buying a bush section here… Read More: Protected Trees in Auckland: What the Rules Mean for You »
Last reviewed: July 2026 · How we research these costs · Council rules: Auckland Council There’s a giant liquidambar on a corner section in Henderson that drops so much shade the neighbour’s lawn hasn’t seen full sun in years. Every winter someone asks me if they can “just take a bit off the top.” My… Read More: Tree Pruning in Auckland: When, Why and What It Costs »
Last reviewed: July 2026 · How we research these costs · Council rules: Auckland Council A Remuera reader emailed me last winter in a bit of a panic. A big liquidambar in the back corner of her section was lifting the patio and dropping the better part of half a tonne of leaves into the… Read More: Do You Need Council Consent to Remove a Tree in… »